His Name Is Alive- Hope Is A Candle (Home Recordings 1985-1990 Vol. 3)Label: Disciples Released 2021 The third and final volume in a trilogy exploring the teenage tape experimentation of Warren Defever aka His Name Is Alive. The beautiful ambient sketches and backwards loops of the first two volumes are still in evidence, but this collection sees the artist moving slowly towards more recognisable song forms. Much of the material contained here was duplicated on the infamous demo tape that caught the ear of Ivo Watts

Market Street

It's a study of the beauty in unsteadiness in all its forms - in a voice

Offered in black 180g double LP at 45 rpm

Can't Get Free

Giving Up on Love

This self-titled debut showcases cleanly picked guitars

Hit the Plane Down

American Daughter

Pretty Machines 4:41

the Swedes deliver a dusting of desert-vibes

Garden Of Despair 4:06

I'm sure he's right-we never wanted to spend the time or money making records the 'proper' way